FRIDAY 070831

Through a Child's Eyes!

Enlarge image

Genesis, the daughter of a client at Diablo CrossFit , joins their 6am WOD occasionally. (When Mom drags her out of bed at 5:30!) She usually keeps time and scores for them. Today, she was inspired and went to work on a white board.

Rob Pincus of Valhalla Shooting Club interviews Jesse Woody of Primal Fitness and American Parkour, Part III:
[wmv] [mov]

THURSDAY 070830

Rogue

Enlarge image

"We are doing very well at Rogue Fitness... Like the rest of the affiliates we hold large workouts on Saturday for the masses to see what CrossFit is all about. Needless to say the community gets bigger every week."

- Bill Henniger, Rogue Fitness

Rob Pincus of Valhalla Shooting Club interviews Jesse Woody of Primal Fitness and American Parkour, Part II:
[wmv] [mov]

WEDNESDAY 070829

Grand Opening

Enlarge image

The CrossFit Total at CrossFit Seattle's Grand Opening.

Featured Blog: CrossFit A&M.

TUESDAY 070828

Who's Who?

Enlarge image

Do you know all these people and where they are from? They are all either current affiliates or folks in the process of becoming affiliates.

Rob Pincus of Valhalla Shooting Club interviews Jesse Woody of Primal Fitness and American Parkour:
[wmv] [mov]

MONDAY 070827

Little Power House

Enlarge image

Mavany Serrano of CrossFit Marina at this weekend's Cert in San Diego. Mavaney has 17 pullups and with a goal of 20!

SUNDAY 070826

Welcome!

Enlarge image

Tim Wheeler of CrossFit Encinitas. Tim is attending his first CrossFit Cert this weekend in San Diego.

Kelly Starrett of San Francisco CrossFit gives a tour of his facility:
[wmv] [mov]

SATURDAY 070825

Who's Taller?

Enlarge image

Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems with Tony Budding of CrossFit Santa Cruz.

Eric LeClair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp interviews Dave Picardy from North Shore CrossFit Part II:
[wmv] [mov]

FRIDAY 070824

Lost Bet

Enlarge image

David from CrossFit Virginia Beach finished just 2 seconds slower than Michelle on the Filthy Fifty workout (a 35 minute effort), but it was enough to lose their bet. The price? You're looking at it. He had to wear a dress for his next workout.

__________________

Eric LeClair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp interviews Dave Picardy from North Shore CrossFit Part I: [wmv] [mov]

THURSDAY 070823

Strong Work

Enlarge image

Marcus, Courtney, Craig, Nicole and Bryant celebrating CrossFit Oahu's first month "in the black". They have been in their own facility for 4 months. In the 4th month they cleared expenses and turned a profit!

Shari Keener of CrossFit Santa Cruz interviewing Eric Le CLair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp:
[wmv] [mov]

WEDNESDAY 070822

Enlarge image

REAL Women Enterprises Retreat to Montana led by Susan Robinson of CrossFit San Diego. The ladies did WODs each day using whatever was on hand including ice chests, rocks, oars and a picnic table.

TUESDAY 070821

Wanna Dance?

Enlarge image

Steve of CrossFit Marina, Jamie of CrossFit Santa Cruz, and Freddy of CrossFit One World during Tony Blauer's closed hand vs. open hand drill at the Valencia Cert.

Take Two!

Jenika Gordon of CrossFit Westside interviews Andy Petranek of Petranek Fitness, Part IV:
[wmv] [mov]

MONDAY 070820

Enlarge image

Greg Amundson of CrossFit Santa Cruz taking participants through a warm up class at this weekend's Valencia Certification.

"People ask me, 'what do I do for abs?'... I tell them, 'stabilize the mid-line like a motherf@#!er, that's what you do'."

- Greg Glassman, Valencia Cert, Core Strength Lecture

Video: Father and Son WOD from Robert Ord of US Tactical CrossFit and NavySEALs.com CrossFit.

SUNDAY 070819

Enlarge image

Adam Stanecki of CrossFit Victoria traveled all the way from Australia for this weekend's CrossFit Cert in Valencia, CA. Great to finally meet you Adam!

SATURDAY 070818

Enlarge image

Juan Gonzales of CrossFit NYC in Mongolia.

Jenika Gordon of CrossFit Westside interviews Andy Petranek of Petranek Fitness, Part IV:
[wmv] [mov]

FRIDAY 070817

Second Location!

Enlarge image

Mikki Martin, Jeff Martin, Jason Dunbar, and Mike Hom at Brand X's second location, CrossFit Poway. The Poway location is starting out as a garage gym and will be managed by Jason. Congrats guys!

Jenika Gordon of CrossFit Westside interviews Andy Petranek of Petranek Fitness, Part III:
[wmv] [mov]

THURSDAY 070816

Crazy Cats

View image

CrossFit Marina

CrossFit Ann Arbor was nominated for Best Gym in Detroit! Vote here and help them take the cake from the local Globogyms.

Jenika Gordon of CrossFit Westside interviews Andy Petranek of Petranek Fitness, Part II:
[wmv] [mov]

WEDNESDAY 070815

Wow

Enlarge image

Tara Paprocki broke her back in the fire academy last July and has been training with CrossFit Flagstaff since then, using CrossFit as her rehab. This past June Summit Fre Dept tested and Tara passed their physical test with a minute to spare! This test is well known for it's difficulty and women especially have a hard time passing it. Tara is only the second woman in Summit's history to pass this test.

Jenika Gordon of CrossFit Westside interviews Andy Petranek of Petranek Fitness, Part I:
[wmv] [mov]

TUESDAY 070814

Extreme Makeover

Enlarge image

CrossFit One World before and after.

"When we first opened up, I thought we would be the next big fight school in the bay area. Then my jiu-jitsu instructor tells me to check out www.crossfit.com …. I bought a weight set and put in a couple of pull-up bars. I introduce Crossfit to my partners and tell them I am going to start Crossfit classes. For the most part, I think they all thought I was crazy, one of them even telling me there was no way Crossfit would ever take off….. 16 months later, Crossfit has run amuck!! On some nights, there are bodies everywhere. The ring, had to go. I put in two 32’ long wood lifting platforms and covered all the rest of the floor in rubber to match the existing floor covering. Next on the agenda: a cargo net and a couple more ropes. Nice!"

-Freddy Camacho, CrossFit One World

MONDAY 070813

The Real Deal

Enlarge image

Jonas Cronfeld and Adrian Bozman of San Francisco CrossFit

"With a sickening abundance of mainstream technogym-gyms here in Denmark it was really refreshing for the first time in my life to visit a real crossfit-facility in San Francisco this summer. The flight was long, but pukie close. It was all worth it."

-Jonas Cronfeld, Denmark

Andy Petranek of CrossFit Los Angeles interviews Jeff and Mikki Martin of Brand X Martial Arts on CrossFit Kids, Part III:
[wmv] [mov]

SUNDAY 070812

Strong Work

Enlarge image

"Hank “ The Tank “ of Crossfit Hickory competed in the Lake Logan Triathlon August 4th 2007 which consists of a 1500m swim, 40k bike, and a 10k run. Last year in August 2006 Hank did the same Race in 2hrs and 50 min winning his division. This year Hank won his division with an astounding time of 2hrs and 18min. The only thing Hank did different in his training this year was the 3 months of Crossfit leading up to the race. Which leads me to wonder what Hank will do with a full year of Crossfit under his belt? "

-Kent Stamey, CrossFit Hickory

Andy Petranek of CrossFit Los Angeles interviews Jeff and Mikki Martin of Brand X Martial Arts on CrossFit Kids, Part II:
wmv mov

SATURDAY 070811

"Family Feud"

Enlarge image

Rob, Zac, and Brendan after yesterdays "Nicole" WOD.

News Flash:
These three Santa Cruz super stars are competing in the WOD's off the main site for the month of August.

Who will emerge victorious? Place your bets here.

Andy Petranek of CrossFit Los Angeles interviews Jeff and Mikki Martin of Brand X Martial Arts on CrossFit Kids, Part I:
[wmv] [mov]

FRIDAY 070810

Afternoon Stroll

Enlarge image

John Hackleman and Jennifer Correia of The Pit and Greg Amundson of CrossFit Santa Cruz wheel barrowing their bodyweight up hill.

Pam MacElree of CrossFit Philly interviewing Matt Hunt of Sonz Jupiter, Part V:
[wmv] [mov]

THURSADY 070809

Dedication

Enlarge image

The afternoon class at CrossFit Valdosta.

"Trebor Marple is an incredible young man with the heart, drive and motivation of a 1,000 men or more. He is doing great things for the people of Valdosta and surrounding areas. He is an asset to our community and a great representer of Crossfit training...

-Katie from CF Valdosta, "A CrossFitter in Training"

Pam MacElree of CrossFit Philly interviewing Matt Hunt of Sonz Jupiter, Part IV:
[wmv] [mov]

WEDNESDAY 0708008

Welcome

Enlarge image

After many months of preparation and construction CrossFit Frederiction is an official affiliate!

Get to know Anthony and Jodi a little better. They are both phenomenal athletes.

Pam MacElree of CrossFit Philly interviewing Matt Hunt of Sonz Jupiter, Part III:
[wmv] [mov]

TUESDAY 070807

Nice Work

Enlarge image

Tbear, professional trainer from CrossFit Vancouver hits the big time. Congrats!

“Talk to anyone who will listen to you about what it is that you do. But only if you love it—if you can get up and say Man, I want to show you something really cool. It’s the squat. It’s unbelievable. It’s the simplest, most overlooked thing in the world. If you feel and believe that and can express that with passion, people are going to follow you anywhere. And they’ll throw money at your feet.”

-Greg Glassman, CrossFit Journal, Video Article, Aug 2007

Pam MacElree of CrossFit Philly interviewing Matt Hunt of Sonz Jupiter, Part II:
[wmv] [mov]

MONDAY 070806

Getting to know you...

Enlarge image

Check out this article on Angie Starmer of CrossFit IOWA.

Pam MacElree of CrossFit Philly interviewing Matt Hunt of Sonz Jupiter, Part I:
[wmv] [mov]

SUNDAY 070805

Marketing

Enlarge image

CrossFit NYC.

Affiliate Discussion with Eric Leclair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp, Dan MacDougald of CrossFit Atlanta, Craig Howard of Diablo CrossFit, and Dave Picardy of North Shore CrossFit, Part V:
[wmv] [mov]

SATURDAY 070804

Ninja Warrior!

Enlarge image

Our very own Bryant Powers of CrossFit Oahu put together a video application for the popular TV Show Ninja Warrior.

Of the 1,400 people that have attempted to complete stage one since 1997, only 200 have succeeded. Of the 200 that passed stage one, only 2 people have gone on to complete all four stages. Of all that applied from the US Bryant made it to the top ten.

Now there is a race for competitors to get the most votes. Go to the G4 website to watch Bryant's video and to vote him onto the show to represent CrossFit and the US in Japan. Vote 5 stars for our boy!

You can continue to vote for Bryant through August 13th.

FRIDAY 070803

Shikima

Enlarge image

Jeremy Jones of Diablo CrossFit in "Edoworld" Japan.

The Diablo folks post an article on all things related to health, fitness, and nutrition on their blog almost every day. Some are kooky, some ironic, and some poignant. Not to mention those cool little horns everywhere. This makes their site a very interesting place to check out.

Here is one article they posted recently:
Bally's Total Fitness Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

Affiliate Discussion with Eric Leclair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp, Dan MacDougald of CrossFit Atlanta, Craig Howard of Diablo CrossFit, and Dave Picardy of North Shore CrossFit, Part IV:
[wmv] [mov]

THURSDAY 070802

Happy Anniversary!

Enlarge image

Doug Chapman and the HyperFit crew celebrated their one year anniversary yesterday. In July HyperFit had their largest turn out for a class yet of over 70 people! Their goal by the end of this year was to have over 500 clients and it is looking like that number is going to turn out to be a little low!

"Try them and then try us.
This is a list of the other fitness facilities in the Ann Arbor Area. We want you to visit them before you come to us. If you don't like what we do, don't stop working out, go somewhere else. Your training is about you. In order to sign up for classes or training, you must first come and try a class. If you like it and it is what you seek, you can sign up online. You may cancel at any time. You simply go to your PayPal account and cancel. We don't make you sign a contract, or commit to a three year membership. If you don't show up to the classes you purchase, don't ask for a refund. We expect our clients to come and give 100%. We give 100% in our training, so should you. No Excuses!"
Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center
Bally Total Fitness
Saline Recreation Center
Coach Me Fit
Fitness Together
Vie Fitness And Spa
YMCA
Liberty Athletic Club
Gold's Gym Ann Arbor"

-Doug Chapman, from the HyperFit blog

Affiliate Discussion with Eric Leclair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp, Dan MacDougald of CrossFit Atlanta, Craig Howard of Diablo CrossFit, and Dave Picardy of North Shore CrossFit, Part III:
[wmv] [mov]

WEDNESDAY 070801

Painstorm XXVIII

Enlarge image

Colson's Ladder brought to you by the lovely folks at CrossFit Rockford:

800 M Run
50 Box jumps, 20"
10 Pull ups
40 Overhead squats
10 Pull ups
30 Thrusters 95#,65#
10 Pull ups
20 Handstand push ups
10 Pull ups
10 Muscle ups
10 Pullups
400 M Run
10 Pullups
10 Muscle ups
10 Pull ups
20 Handstand push ups
10 Pull ups
30 Thrusters 95#,65#
10 Pull ups
40 Overhead squats
10 Pull ups
50 Box jumps, 20#
800 M Run

Post time to Comments.

Affiliate Discussion with Eric Leclair of Elite Fitness Bootcamp, Dan MacDougald of CrossFit Atlanta, Craig Howard of Diablo CrossFit, and Dave Picardy of North Shore CrossFit, Part II:
[wmv] [mov]